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Stakeholders seek new policy in aquaculture and fishery sector

Stakeholders in fisheries and aquaculture have called for a review of Nigerian Fisheries Act and policies to accommodate changing dynamics that will improve fish...

Michael Simire - January 28, 2022

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Ministers launch agenda focusing on innovation, environmental sustainability, farmers’ profitability

Ministers of Agriculture of Africa and the Americas committed to working together to develop a cooperation agenda, and agreed that the two continents face...

Michael Simire - January 21, 2022

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Lagos to establish 500-hectare coconut plantation estate

Lagos State Government is planning to establish a 500-hectare coconut plantation estate to boost production. The General Manager, Lagos State Coconut Development Authority, Mr Dapo...

Michael Simire - January 20, 2022

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Buhari unveils rice pyramids in Abuja, commends CBN for support to farmers

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, commended the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, for boosting food...

Michael Simire - January 18, 2022

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Kenya launches electronic platform to boost food security

Kenya on Thursday, January 13, 2022 launched an electronic platform that will boost food security in the country. Peter Munya, Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry...

Michael Simire - January 13, 2022

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Namibia battles third locust outbreak

Namibia is currently fighting the third locust outbreak in the Karasburg District, Karas Region in the southern parts of the country. Namibia’s Ministry of Agriculture,...

Michael Simire - January 6, 2022

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Food security: Group wants 10 per cent allocation to agric sector

The Association of Small-Scale Agro Producers in Nigeria (ASSAPIN) has advocated the full implementation of 10 per cent national budget allocation to the agricultural...

Michael Simire - January 3, 2022

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Why we targeted food security, income opportunities for farmers in 2021, by IITA

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), in 2021, focused on achieving Nigeria’s food security as well as creating income opportunities for farmers. The institute,...

Michael Simire - December 31, 2021

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